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The Duluth MN-WI Metropolitan Area,[1] commonly called the Twin Ports, is a small metropolitan area centered around the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. The Twin Ports are located at the western part of Lake Superior (the westernmost part of North America's Great Lakes) and together are considered one of the larger cargo ports in the United States.[2] The Twin Ports are close to many natural attractions such as the North Shore, the Apostle Islands, and the Superior National Forest.

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Duluth-Superior Duluth, MN-WI MSA Twin Ports
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Country	United States
States	Minnesota and Wisconsin
Area
• City	10,522 sq mi (27,250 km2)
• Urban	80 sq mi (208 km2)
Highest elevation	2,301 ft (701 m)
Lowest elevation	600 ft (200 m)
Population
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km2)
• Urban	120,378 (260th)
• MSA	291,638 (170th)
Time zone	UTC−6
• Summer (DST)	CDT
Area code(s)	218, 715, 320

The census bureau's Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties. With a 2020 census population of 291,638, the Duluth MSA ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States. A tourist location that boasts many scenic natural amenities, approximately 6.7 million on average tourists visit The City of Duluth alone each year.

The area is home to two long bridges: the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge (carrying U.S. Highway 2) and the John Blatnik Bridge (carrying I-535 and U.S. Highway 53).[3] Each bridge reaches across more than 1.5 miles (2.5 km) across the mouth of the Saint Louis River.[3] The Aerial Lift Bridge was constructed in 1905 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It must be raised each time a vessel enters or leaves Duluth's harbor; the inlet on the Wisconsin side is not similarly obstructed.

Together, the cities rank as the 19th-busiest port in the country overall (44.2 million short tons [40.1 million tonnes] per year) as of 2002, though the area is the 7th-busiest port (13.8 million short tons [12.5 million tonnes] per year) when measured on foreign exports alone.

MSA

The Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area includes 4 counties,[4] of which 3 are in Minnesota and 1 in Wisconsin. St. Louis County is Minnesota's largest county by area.

Duluth MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

County	Seat	2020 Census	2010 Census	Change	Area	Density
St. Louis	Duluth	200,231	200,226	0.00%	6,860 sq mi (17,800 km2)	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Douglas, WI	Superior	44,295	44,159	+0.31%	1,480 sq mi (3,800 km2)	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Carlton	Carlton	36,207	35,386	+2.32%	875 sq mi (2,270 km2)	41/sq mi (16/km2)
Lake	Two Harbors	10,905	10,866	+0.36%	2,991 sq mi (7,750 km2)	4/sq mi (1/km2)
Total		291,638	290,637	+0.34%	12,206 sq mi (31,610 km2)	242/sq mi (93/km2)

Communities

Population as of 2020 Census

Principal city

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

Infrastructure

The four tallest buildings are in Duluth, the Alworth Building, Historic Old Central High School, Maurices Headquarters, Medical Arts Building. The Bong Bridge leads to from Duluth to Superior. The bong bridge was built in 1985 and is 11,800 ft (3,600 m) long. The Blatnik Bridge also leads to from Duluth to Superior. The Blatnik Bridge was built in 1965 and is 7,975 feet (2,431 m) long. Canal Park is a heavy tourist area in Downtown Duluth. In Virginia the tallest bridge in Minnesota (Hwy 53 Bridge) connecting Eveleth to Virginia. The Hwy 53 Bridge covers the Rouchleau Mine. The bridge opened in 2017 and is 204 ft. high in the air and spans 1,125 ft.

Hospitals

• Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center - Duluth - (Level 1 Trauma Center)

• St. Luke's Hospital - Duluth - (Level 2 Trauma Center)

• Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital - Superior - (Level 4 Trauma Center)

• Community Memorial Hospital - Cloquet - (Level 4 Trauma Center)

Shopping

• Miller Hill Mall

Attractions

Education

Colleges and universities

Transportation

Major highways

Interstates

• I-35
• I-535

U.S. Highways

• US 2
• US 53
• US 169

Minnesota Highways

• MN 23
• MN 61 – North Shore
• MN 194 – Central Entrance – Mesaba Avenue
• MN 210

St. Louis County Highways

• Saint Louis County Road 4 – Rice Lake Road

Airports

• Duluth International Airport - Duluth (DLH)
• Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base - Duluth (KDYT)

See also

• List of ports in the United States
• McDougall Duluth Shipbuilding Company
• Fraser Shipyards

References

External links

• Superior WI Community Links Page
• Twin Ports Commonwealth regional community cooperative

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